Indicator 8.1.1 of 1: Technical Assistance: At least 80 percent of participants in Consortia technical asistance activities will report that information or assistance from the Consortia added value to their work.

Targets and Performance Data

Assessment of Progress

Sources and Data Quality

Training improved instructional practice

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

1998

91

1999

96

75

2000

80

2001

93.50

80

2002

90

80

2003

80

Training improved student engagement and performance

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

1998

89

1999

94

75

2000

80

2001

90.80

80

2002

89

80

2003

80

Collaboration strengthened relationships and access to resources

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

1998

88

1999

93

75

2000

80

2001

87.60

80

2002

80

2003

80

Collaboration leveraged resources and efforts for greater impact

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

1998

80

1999

87

75

2000

80

2001

81.30

80

2002

80

2003

80

Explanation: For all years that data are reported, the Actual Performance data are shown as the percent of respondents who found training and collaboration with the Consortia to be moderately or extensively useful. Data on collaboration will be collected every other year because there is a history of success with this indicator. When using the standard of a 95% confidence level, each Consortium would have to survey 1200-1400 clients to address this indicator. To do so annually would not be a beneficial use of limited resources. In 2002, clients who were surveyed were those who received intensive services (i.e. 12 or more hours of training and technical assistance).

Additional Source Information: Consortia/Clearinghouse Network Evaluation report. The primary sources for this report are the Consortia and Clearinghouse Descriptive Data System (CCDDS) and participant surveys.

Limitations: CCDDS and data for 2001 and 2002 have not been subjected to external audit.

Objective
8.2 of 2:
Disseminate information about promising and exemplary practices in mathematics and science education.

Indicator 8.2.1 of 1: Dissemination: The total number of Consortia contacts with customers, by print or by electronic media (“hits” on Web sites plus other electronic communications), will increase by 10 percent annually, and a majority of the recipients will report that the information contributed to improving their work.

Targets and Performance Data

Assessment of Progress

Sources and Data Quality

Print

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

1997

306,557

1998

340,185

1999

125,212

337,212

2000

129,901

306,167

2001

196,780

275,551

2002

233,267

247,996

2003

223,196

Electronic Media

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

1997

1,354,167

1998

1,465,259

1999

3,328,846

1,489,583

2000

3,684,883

1,638,541

2001

2,820,197

1,802,395

2002

1,982,634

2003

2,180,898

Usefulness

Year

Actual Performance

Performance Targets

1998

70

1999

77

2000

51

2001

93

51

2002

51

2003

51

Explanation: With the increasing costs of print dissemination, the Consortia explanded their electronic dissemination efforts resulting in a jump in electronic media contacts with a concurrent drop in contacts by print in 1999-2001. The Consortia's strategy was successful both in practice and outcome as measured by 2001 data on Usefulness. Data on Usefulness of the information disseminated will be collected every other year because there is a history of success with this indicator. By using the standard of a 95% confidence level, each consortium would have to survey 1200-1400 clients to address this indicator. To do so annually would not be a beneficial use of limited resources. Beginning in 2001, data were collected using newer, more accurate, widely accepted techniques for representing the number of contacts that customers had with Web-based information. Shown for 2001 is the baseline of page views, not Web hits.

Additional Source Information: Consortia/Clearinghouse Network Evaluation report. The primary sources for this report are the Consortia and Clearinghouse Descriptive Data System (CCDDS) and participant surveys.